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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The High Court in Kenya ruled Thursday that a class action lawsuit can move forward against multinational oil and gas company BP alleging that decades-long toxic waste disposal contaminated drinking water in northern Kenya. The lawsuit,…
Artist’s concept of the Pandora mission. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Host Andres Almeida: For decades, scientists have been studying exoplanets, or worlds outside our solar system, using several methods. One way is by measuring the light that passes through a planet’s atmosphere,…
The Endangered Species Committee, known as the God Squad, issued a rare exemption from compliance with the Endangered Species Act for oil and gas activities in the Gulf of Mexico. By Wyatt Myskow Environmental groups are suing the Trump administration…
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Microsoft is pulling back from efforts to remove carbon from the atmosphere. But the nascent industry’s proponents say they are thinking in decades, not years.
Principal Investigator(s): Norman Lewis, Washington State University Overview: Veg-06 studies how plants and beneficial bacteria work together in microgravity. Some plants, like beans and peas, partner with specific bacteria to pull nitrogen from the air and convert it into a…
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When telling stories about nature, Alexandre de Santi’s interest stems from the climate. “Climate collapse is the greatest challenge of my generation,” he says. Before joining Mongabay, Santi began his career as a reporter in 1999. His trajectory included founding…
Drone technology is providing important new insights into the lives of dugongs, while also revealing the vital role they play in managing seagrass meadows, one of the ocean’s most important carbon sinks. Often referred to as sea cows, dugongs (Dugong…
The ocean’s fastest and most formidable predators might also be the most physiologically vulnerable to warming waters, researchers warn. By Johnny Sturgeon The evolutionary edge that fueled great white shark dominance for millions of years could soon become its greatest…